A shirt NOUN MODIFIERS Typical of English: A red shirt ...
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1 MODIFICATION NOUN MODIFIERS 2 A modifier in linguistics is a word (adjective, adverb, noun) or a phrase that specifies the meaning of another word or phrase by giving more details and information about it. 3 A shirt A red shirt (adjective) Speak Speak quietly (adverb) 4 Students The students in the first row (phrase) Chocolate Milk chocolate (noun) red , an adjective quietly , an adverb in the first row , a phrase milk , a noun are modifiers: they modify the basic idea we receive from the noun they accompany. 5 6 Typical of English: Noun + noun modification The first noun modifies or describes the second, like an adjective: 7 Noun + noun modification: basic points. From the grammar book:
Transcript of A shirt NOUN MODIFIERS Typical of English: A red shirt ...
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MODIFICATION
NOUN MODIFIERS
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A modifier in linguistics is a
word (adjective, adverb, noun)
or a phrase that specifies
the meaning of another word or
phrase by giving more details
and information about it.
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A shirt
A red shirt (adjective)
Speak
Speak quietly (adverb)
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Students
The students in the first
row (phrase)
Chocolate
Milk chocolate (noun)
red, an adjective
quietly, an adverb
in the first row, a phrase
milk, a noun
are modifiers: they modify
the basic idea we receive
from the noun they
accompany. 5
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Typical of English:
Noun + noun modification
The first noun modifies or
describes the second, like
an adjective:
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Noun + noun modification: basic points.
From the grammar book:
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